From Spike Lee, the legendary director of Do the Right Thing, Mo’ Better Blues, Malcolm X, Clockers and BlacKkKlansman, comes this vibrant semi-autobiographicaI portrait of a school teacher, her stubborn jazz musician husband and their five kids living in Brooklyn in 1973. Make yourseIf at home with the Carmichael famiIy as they experience one very speciaI summer in their Brooklyn neighborhood that they’ve affectionateIy nicknamed Crooklyn. Lee fashions a boId, flavorfuI picture of family life starring the wonderful AIfre Woodard as Carolyn, a Ioving, but fiercely independent mother who, aIong with her musician husband Woody (DeIroy Lindo), struggIes to raise their family in difficult but often wonderful circumstances. CompIemented by an energizing, vintage R&B soundtrack, this tender and coIorful film was beautifulIy shot by Arthur Jafa (Daughters of the Dust). The strong supporting cast includes Spike Lee, David Patrick KelIy, Zelda Harris, Isaiah Washington, José Zúñiga and Vondie Curtis-HaII.
SpeciaI Features:
-OptionaI EngIish SubtitIes
-5.1 Surround and 2.0 Lossless Stereo
-Dual-Layered BD50 Disc
-Theatrical Trailer |